سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنْ تَأْخِيرِ الْعِشَاءِ:Chapter: Recommendation to Delay Isha
Hadith 1248
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَنْبأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَنْبأَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، أَنَّ أُمَّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَتْهُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى ذَهَبَتْ عَامَّةُ اللَّيْلِ وَرَقَدَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ فَخَرَجَ، فَصَلَّاهَا، فَقَالَ: "إِنَّهَا لَوَقْتُهَا، لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي".
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed (the ‘Isha prayer) one night until a large part of the night had passed, and those who were in the mosque had fallen asleep. Then he came out and said: “If it were not for the hardship upon my Ummah, this would be the time for (this prayer).”
